Boris Borisovich Melnikov (; 16 May 1938 – 5 February 2022) was a Russian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team

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event at the

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. Melnikov died in

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on 5 February 2022, at the age of 83.

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* 1938 births 2022 deaths Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Fencers from Saint Petersburg Russian male fencers Soviet male fencers Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Competitors at the 1961 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Summer World University Games medalists in fencing 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub